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Volume 16 - Issue 10 - October, 2004

08/01/2008
Gabriel Delgado, MD, Ignacio Inglessis, MD, Francisco Martin-Herrero, MD, Danita Yoerger, MD, Richard Liberthson, MD, Fernando Buoanno, MD, Igor Palacios, MD
Gabriel Delgado, MD, Ignacio Inglessi...
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is defined as dyspnea and arterial desaturation induced by upright posture and relieved by recumbence.1,2 Although the precise underlying mechanism by which an atrial communication accounts for this...
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is defined as dyspnea and arterial desaturation induced by upright posture and relieved by recumbence.1,2 Although the precise underlying mechanism by which an atrial communication accounts for this...
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Robert E. Eckart, DO, Dale Yoo, MD, Eric A. Shry, MD
Robert E. Eckart, DO, Dale Yoo, MD, E...
Large vessel arterial compliance declines with advancing age and with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.1-7 While compliance can be measured in a detailed manner using hi-fidelity hemodynamics,8 pulse pressure (aortic systolic pressure...
Large vessel arterial compliance declines with advancing age and with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.1-7 While compliance can be measured in a detailed manner using hi-fidelity hemodynamics,8 pulse pressure (aortic systolic pressure...
Large vessel arterial compliance...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Edouard Cheneau, MD, *Gary S. Mintz, MD, Laurent Leborgne, MD, Jun-ichi Kotani, MD, Lowell F. Satler, MD, Andrew E. Ajani, MD, Neil J. Weissman, MD, Ron Waksman, MD, Augusto D. Pichard, MD
Edouard Cheneau, MD, *Gary S. Mintz, ...
Vessel closure is a major complication after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with a high rate of adverse clinical events.1,2 The occurrence of abrupt closure has been observed and evaluated mostly after stent...
Vessel closure is a major complication after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with a high rate of adverse clinical events.1,2 The occurrence of abrupt closure has been observed and evaluated mostly after stent...
Vessel closure is a major...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Kei Nishiyama, MD, Shinichi Okino, MD, Jirou Andou, MD, Yoshihisa Nakagawa, MD, Takeshi Kimura, MD, Masakiyo Nobuyoshi, MD
Kei Nishiyama, MD, Shinichi Okino, MD...
Free wall rupture (FWR) is one of the major causes of mortality of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1–3 Acute free wall rupture leads to cardiac tamponade, rapid hemodynamic deterioration and almost instantaneous death. Previous studies...
Free wall rupture (FWR) is one of the major causes of mortality of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1–3 Acute free wall rupture leads to cardiac tamponade, rapid hemodynamic deterioration and almost instantaneous death. Previous studies...
Free wall rupture (FWR) is one...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Antonios Ziakas MD, P. Klinke MD, E. Fretz MD, R. Mildenberger MD, M.B. Williams MD, A. Della Siega MD, R.D. Kinloch MD, J.D. Hilton MD
Antonios Ziakas MD, P. Klinke MD, E. ...
Although diagnostic cardiac catheteriazation is usually performed on an out-patient basis, overnight stay is still the standard approach for the majority of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The main reasons for...
Although diagnostic cardiac catheteriazation is usually performed on an out-patient basis, overnight stay is still the standard approach for the majority of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The main reasons for...
Although diagnostic cardiac...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
08/01/2008
P. Syamasundar Rao, MD, FACC
P. Syamasundar Rao, MD, FACC
Initially described in 1949 by Burchell et al.,1 the Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome (POS) is an uncommon symptom complex and was well characterized by the mid-1980s.2 POS is characterized by: 1) increased dyspnea in the upright position,...
Initially described in 1949 by Burchell et al.,1 the Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome (POS) is an uncommon symptom complex and was well characterized by the mid-1980s.2 POS is characterized by: 1) increased dyspnea in the upright position,...
Initially described in 1949 by...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, FACC, FSC...
Myocardial free wall rupture (FWR) continues to be a dreadful complication of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) occurring in about 1.3–2.5% of patients.1–3 FWR has been considered a significant cause of death in...
Myocardial free wall rupture (FWR) continues to be a dreadful complication of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) occurring in about 1.3–2.5% of patients.1–3 FWR has been considered a significant cause of death in...
Myocardial free wall rupture...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD
Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD
Suppose you need coronary angioplasty. Would you prefer to stay in the hospital overnight or would you prefer to go home a few hours after your treatment? The answer will depend on the balance between the comfort of sleeping at home, on the...
Suppose you need coronary angioplasty. Would you prefer to stay in the hospital overnight or would you prefer to go home a few hours after your treatment? The answer will depend on the balance between the comfort of sleeping at home, on the...
Suppose you need coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Vascular Disease
08/01/2008
Paolo Sganzerla, MD, Monica Bocciarelli, MD, Carlo Savasta, MD, Monica Bonin, MD, Emanuela Tavasci, MD, Matteo Fini, MD, Elena Perlasca, MD, Giusy Alioto, MD, Francesca Colombo, MD, Bruno Passaretti, MD
Paolo Sganzerla, MD, Monica Bocciarel...
For many years the treatment of the stenosis of the carotid artery bifurcation has been the dominion of the vascular or neurosurgeon. Carotid endarterectomy has been shown to be beneficial with respect to the medical treatment for both...
For many years the treatment of the stenosis of the carotid artery bifurcation has been the dominion of the vascular or neurosurgeon. Carotid endarterectomy has been shown to be beneficial with respect to the medical treatment for both...
For many years the treatment of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Paolo Rubartelli, MD, Corinna Giachero, MD, Francesco Abbadessa, MD,Massimo Vischi, MD, Sergio Chierchia, MD
Paolo Rubartelli, MD, Corinna Giacher...
Luminal renarrowing after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) typically occurs several weeks after the procedure. The time course for modification of the luminal geometry after dilatation of in-stent restenosis (ISR) has been less...
Luminal renarrowing after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) typically occurs several weeks after the procedure. The time course for modification of the luminal geometry after dilatation of in-stent restenosis (ISR) has been less...
Luminal renarrowing after...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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